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THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT
From the View Point of a Conservative, Practical
Mining Man— Character of the Quartz.
Water, Timber and Climate.
A well kuow n m ining m an with know ledge and m in in g experience
years of practical experience in will soon transform it as Coeur
Bingham , Ely and
the Bohemia m illing camp, who is De 'A lene,
m
any
other
cam
ps have been after
honest anil conservative in his u t­
passiug
the
first
stage of prospects.
terances regarding m ining opera­
It is no dream when I say, not
tions, contributes the following in­
teresting m ining article to the long will th is condition prevail,
for men are now m ak in g inquiries
Leader:
th a t alw ays precede th e aw aken
T he Bohemia m ining district is
aoproached by the Southern P a­ ing. V eins from two to tw enty
cific sailroad south from Portland feet and over in width have lieen
144 miles to Cottage d ro v e, thence worked show ing a replacem ent
by the O. & S. E. railroad twenty even wider with com m ercial ores.
miles, which brings you near the Many veins you can drift upon to
edge of the Cascade reserve w ith­ the very heart of the m ountain
in fifteen miles of the cam p. T his or through it, for the leads can be
cam p has been prospected, in a traced over the m ountains. W ith
way, for several years, going this nearly every claim co n tain s
through its early stages of life, tim ber as fine as grows upon th is
in a sim ilar way as m any other coast, and m ining tim ber is a very
now famous cam ps have passed im portant item in cost of m in in g .
before they reached the position of W ater is found in every canon for
great mines. T he Bohemia dis­ m illing and concentrating purposes.
It will require more th an 15
trict contains m any rocks such as
m
iles
square to pass beyond the
are found in m ining cam ps of j
merit: syenites, diorites, slates m ineral belt and to find these v ari­
porphyries, diabase and andesites, ous factors w ith ag ricu ltu ral pro­
with well defined veins cropping at ducts at you r very door—the best
the surface of iron-stained quartz the W illam ette valley can produce,
carrying m ineral. Many claim s is not often found.
Tw o good m ail route roads enter
have produced free m illing gold
ores from SO to .ISO feet in depth the district, each h av in g a tri­
or down to the sulphide zone where weekly serivee so th a t Portland
copper (chalcopyrite) lead and papers are in the cam p nearly the
iron pyrite, each carrying gold and sam e day of publication an d there
some silver calls for more expen is also two telephone lines. T he
sive treatm ent. T he prospector is elevation is 3000 to 6000 feet with
not often able to do more than clim ate equal to any know n cam p.
show a good prospect and when
T h is cam p is not like Leadville,
it passes beyond, it requires some Cripple Creek, Goldfield, Butte or
geological know ledge and m ining
any other. It has characteristics
experience to m ake great mines
of
its own and when the right
dividend payers. Today there are
w ithin this cam p m any prom ising men get into it, its individuality or
prospects th a t aw ait men of capi­ identity will be know n. T h e day
tal, who bringing with it, scientific is not far off.
VETOES NEW COUNTY OIEE
Salem, Or., Feb. 25 .---The county organization bill was
vetoed by Governor Chamberlain this afternoon for the
EXTRA SESSION
LIKELY MARCH 9
NEW GAME LAWS
ENACTED
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
FOR WASHINGTON
Salem O r., Feb. 25.— In all pro­
Olympia, W ash., Feb. 23— T he
legislature has passed the woman
bability, a special session of the
suffragist bill, the senate adopting
legislature will lie called to meet
the m easure today w ithout debate.
M onday, M arch 9.
T h e bill provides for the sub
Secretary of S tate Benson said
mission of a constitutional am end­
today th a t a special session now
ment at the n ex t general election.
seems unavoidable, and th a t if he
In the bouse today bills were in
should call a session it would be
troduced providing for a b ank d e­
for th a t date. A s he is not yet
posit g u arantee act, no seat no fare
G overnor, he will not say definitely
street car bill, a bill repealing the
w hat he will do, but his comment
present law prohibiting the sale of
upon the subject leaves no room
Salem, O r., F eb. 22.— From a cigarettes.
for doubt th a t th e legislature will
A bill passed the senate today
convene on th e day nam ed, if sportsm an’s point of view, the O re­ repealing the S unday closing law,
Benson becomes G overnor liefore gon legislature, w hich adjourned except boisterous places.
th a t tim e.
S aturday,
accom plished
much
M cA rthur will not tak e his good by repealing all the old con­
Trapped a Large Gray Wolf
office as private secretary until flicting gam e law s and enacting a
after th a t date, and will therefore code th a t seems to meet all re-
Bake Stew art trapped a large
preside as Speaker of the House. quiretnents for th e present. T he 1 gray wolf near his Row river farm
W hile the G overnor declines legislators enacted the A braham home W ednesday, an d assisted by
now, as he h as at all times, to say bill with b ut very few am end j F ran k M cFarland, the big savage
when he will resign, his close meuts, and these pertained solely brute was securely tied, put on a
| horse and packed several miles to
friends say th a t S ecretary of State to outlying counties.
Benson will be G overnor by March
Probably the most drastic action the Stew art home alive. They
1 at the latest. Mr. Benson evi- of the legislators, an d one which is will cage the anim al and bring it
dently is shaping his affairs in e x - ! approved of by all sportsmen who to this city soon where it will be
pectation of such a change. T o ­ pride them selves in their hum anity, placed on exhibition.
day it was stated th a t F ran k K. was the p ro h ib itin g of shooting or
M cFarland displayed no little
Lovell would become chief clerk otherw ise destroying the Chinese nerve in carrying th is big vicious
in the office of Secretary of State. pheasants u n t i l 1911, which brute in front of him on his horse
Lovell served in the S ecretary.s virtually m eans two years’ protec­ with its mouth m uzzled only with
office d u rin g the term s of McBride, tion for th is handsom e wild fowl. a handkerchief.
Chinese Pheasants Pro­
tected for Two Years
Limit Day’s Hunt
SPRAYING DONT’S FOR O R C H A R D ’ CONSIDERATION.
D on’t th in k B ordeaux kills Cod­
ling moth, or any other insect. It
doesn’t. Use poison.
D ont’t think paris green or other
arsenical poison will free you from
fungus grow ths or th e scale.
M any beginners m ake one or the
other of these m istakes.
D on’t fail to study the subject
until you know the purpose of
spraying an d ju st w hat the appli­
cations are for insects and w hat
for fungi.
M uch spraying is a failure b e­
cause the spray is not rightly,
selected for th e eu d in view.
D on’t fail to provide yourself
with good pum ps or “ blow ers” if
the d u st is used. It is ju st as im ­
possible to do good work in spray­
ing with poor tools as it is to do
good plow iug with a rusty-plow .
D on’t neglect to send for the
spraying bulletins issued at your
state experim ent station. T hey
are sent to all who wish them and
will bring you u p to date inform a­
tion.
D on’t im agine th a t because your
father d id n 't spray, therefore you
d o n ’t need to. T h e conditions
have changed in fifty years. It is
not the sam e world your father
lived in. Insects have m ultiplied tim e of application. Ju st the right
and their n a tu ra l enemies have d e - 1 tim e m ust be taken an d a few days
D on’t buy a power sprayer for
Don’t delay preparations up to
an acre orch ard , or a two dollar the last moment. G ive yourself
pum p for a h u n d red acre orchard. some leaw ay of time. T here m ay
Proportion your outlay to the work be delays in getting chem icals or
in view. You would not use a m achine repairs. If you are not
g an g plow for a twenty rod alert am i in ship shape the golden
garden.
opportunity m ay slip by.
D on’t neglect th e study of your
D on’t give up if a rain falls
trees an d fruits to find out just directly after spraying. A sm art
w hat ails them . You m ay easily shower will wash off your drugs
learn to identify the various in an d another treatm ent should lie
given at once.
sects w hich you have to fight.
D on’t ju m p to the conclusion
Don’t take the advice of every
th at the sp ray in g m ixtures are Tom, Dick and H arry, b ut have
easily com pounded and th a t it your own plans carefully laid, and
can be done hurriedly. In fact follow them . On no practical sub
the work m ust be done w ith c a r e 1 ject is there more ill considered ad-
and exactness
T ry to find a vice offered th an oil the various
druggist of repute and one who is phases of spraying.
able to test his good and tell you
D on’t stagger at the expense in ­
honestly th eir value.
volved. G iving up spraying be­
D on’t spend twice w hat your cause it costs som ething is ‘ 'sav ­
crop will be worth buying barrels ing the spiggot to waste at the
and ta k in g tim e to do your own b u n g .” In com mercial o rch ard
m ixing when prepared m ixtures sections the fruit mail often spends
will save tim e and money.
$500 for spraying in one season.
D on’t fail to notice th a t after
the rig h t d ru g s are secured and But th a t expenditure increases the
the rig h t com pounding is done, the value of his crop by thousands of
n ex t im portant th in g is the right dollars.— F ruitm an.
reason that under its provisions it would be impossible to
create a new county.
The feature of the bill which the K incaid
Governor indicates as precluding the organization of new
counties is that of section 1 which requires that 75 per cent
of the remainder of the old county must be outside a forest
reserve. This measure was Senate bill 138 .
and D unbar, an d is
fam iliar w ith all the duties of the
office. Mr. Benson h as said that
he will m ak e no changes in the
m anagem ent of th e S tate peniten­
tiary, where D em ocrats are filling
the positions.
ADJOURNED TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
There is great satisfaction in know­
ing that when you buy
G RO CERIES
You are getting New, Fresh Stock
of the best standard brands.
IN SHOES
W e can fit any foot and give you
Style, comfort and durability.
Cottage Grove Mercantile Co.
Phon« Main 643— Our own Delivery.
A djourned term of circuit court
convened W ednesday at the court
house. Ju d g e H arris presiding.
T he proceedings of the d a y ’s ses­
sion were as follows:
F irst N ational b ank of Cottage
G rove vs. J . W . an d R. S. W alker
to set aside deed; settled and dis­
missed.
A. A. Stoneberg vs. M athisen
G lass com pany to recover money:
settled an d dismissed.
A lbert J . W ard vs. George T .
H all Sr., to recover money: set for
trial M arch 1 at 9 a. m.
Robert B. Spencer vs. A. G.
Jen n in g s and wife, to recover
money; settled and dism issed.'
W. W . W addle vs. J. C. McEl-
roy, to recover money; default.
Disston L um ber com pany vs. C.
P. Jones, e t al, to recover money;
default.
Jo h n T . W allace vs. th e Jasper
L um ber com pany, to
recover
money; settled and dism issed.
Lillian M cElroy Luckey vs. T .
B. Luckey, to recover personal
property; dismissed w ithout costs.
C. H . P ick ett vs. O. A. Beddell,
to recover money; settled and dis­
missed.
H all M atteson vs. the Sunset
L um ber com pany, to
recover
money; settled an d dism issed.—
Register.
T he inroads m ade oil this species
each sum m er by the hundreds of
hunters practically m eans the e x ­
term ination of the species ev en tu al­
ly. It Is welcome new s to th e true
nitnrod to learn th at this gam e bird
has filially come under th e pro­
tection of a gam e law w hich pro­
vides a severe penalty for having
eveu th e feathers of the bird in
possession d u rin g the off season.
G A M E I. A W IN B R I E F
D ucks— O pen Septem ber 1 to
M arch 1 of the following year.
I.imit 50 b ird s a week. Coos and
Curry counties, A ugust t to Feb­
ruary 1, an d K lam ath an d Lake
counties, A ugust I to April 1.
Geese an d swan— Open season
from O ctober 1 to M arch 1.
Chinese p h easan t—Closed until
O ctober 1, 1911.
G rouse, n ativ e pheasant, ruffed
grouse or partridge— Open October
GAIE FIXED FOR SECOND
l
By the Calapooia Poultry Association of Cottage
Grove at the Recent Annual Meeting.
New Officers Were Elected.
T h e an n u al m eeting of the Cal-
lapooia Poultry Association, was
held at the offices of
C. I1'. W alker in Cot­
tage G rove T uesday
evening, F. H. Rosen­
berg, president of the
association presiding.
T here w as a good a t­
tendance of local fan­
ciers including a few ladies of the
com m unity who have been very
successful in the breeding of prize
w inning fowls and are enthusiastic
mem bers of the association.
t r e a s u r e r ’ s r e p o r t
.
T he financial report of T reasurer
C. F. W alker was presented and
showed receipts from m em bership
fees, dues an d the first annual
poultry show, am ounting to $473.-
55; disbursem ents for exhibition
coops and general expenses $403.-
41; b alan ce on h an d $70.14. T his
report w as accepted an d was
considered a very satisfactory
show ing for th e association.
O FFICERS ELECTED.
T he following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
President, F . II. Rosenberg, re­
elected.
Vice president, D. J. D uBruille.
Secretary, W . C. Conner, re­
elected.
A ssistant secretary, Mrs. O rpha
Benson.
T reasurer, C. F. W alker, re­
elected.
T H E JUDGE.
A nother im portant and em inent­
ly satisfactory feature of our first
show was the fact th at the services
of one of the best poultry judges
on the coast was secured iii the
person of II. II. Collier of T acom a,
as well as an experienced super­
intendent to receive, care for and
properly re-ship all outside birds,
no com plaint being heard from
any source. These will be m atters
to again receive the careful consid­
eration of the association a t its
forthcom ing exhibit, iu fact, it
was voted to secure if possible,
th e services of H . H . Collier to
again judge the birds an d place
the aw ards, he h aving previously
expressed his willingness to do so.
H e seems to also have a w arm
spot in his anatom y for Cottage
G rove an d its genial fanciers and
the Leader can truthfully say th a t
th is feeling is reciprocated on the
part of all of the poultrym en of
this section of the country.
T H E PRIZES.
T his is to be a score card show
an d m any beautiful silver cups,
an d other valuable trophies will be
offered as an inducem ent to poul-
trym en to enter th eir best birds in
the competition, w hich promises to
be keen in every class.
D A T E O F SH O W .
Owing to the fact th a t the state
poultry show is to be held early in
December this year, the Cottage
F O R A SE CO N D S H O W .
G rove show will be held the last
Q uite ail enthusiastic discussion week in December after the C hrist­
followed regarding the holding of m as festivities are over and the
th e second an n u a l }>oultry exhibit people have little to occupy there
of the association, all present fa­ tim e and attention. It is therefore
voring the proposition an d it was proposed to hold the second a n ­
the expressed intention to m ake n u al poultry show of the Calla-
the second show even a bigger and pooia Poultry Association oil W ed­
better ex h ib it than the first, which nesday, T hursday, F riday and
is a very am bitious u n d erta k in g as S aturday, December 29, 30, 31
th e first ex h ib it contained nearly an d Ja n u a ry 1, at Cottage Grove,
600 fowls of quality as good as the ex h ib it lieing open to the p ub­
can be found oil the coast, in fact, lic the last three days only. Ju d g ­
it was a western Oregon show, ing and scoring the birds, how ever
poultry yards from P ortland to will commence on W ednesday
A shland being represented. So morning, so th at the aw ards an d
num erous were t h e
valuable score cards may be posted early.
aw ards an d so harm onious and
This show promises to lie little, if
fraternal were the relations ex ist­
ing between the local and visiting i a,,y less im portant to fanciers
fanciers th a t all promised to come th an the P ortland show and it ie
again and bring their brother fan ­ anticipated th a t the exhibit will be
ciers, so a larger and belter show nearly, if not fully as large.
th is coining w inter is assured,
Spray & Co. have purchased th e
there h aving already been several
S
tudebaker
w agon and farm inl­
inquiries received from C alifornia
1 to December 1. Limit 10 birds
a day or 20 a week.
Q uail—Open from October 1 to
December 1. Lim it 10 a day or
20 a week. In G rant, H arney,
W heeler, G illiam and U m atilla and W ashington breeders regard- i plem ent business
counties closed until 1912.
ing the dates for our n ex t show .
H ardw are Co.
T rout— Open for hook and line
fishing only from April 1 to No­
vember 1. Sale prohibited. Limit
75 trout ill one day.
Bass— Unlawful to catch with
other th an hook and line.
Senator A b rah am ’s law for pro­
tection of gam e in Oregon con­ LOSES NORMAL SCHOOL
tain s th e following provisions as to
VO IES FOR HIGH SCHOOL
the h u n tin g an d fishing season:
Beaver— Closed until 1920.
Drain, O r., Feb. 22.— Almost
Buck deer— Open lu ly 15 to No­
co-incident with the demise of the
vem ber 1; lim it, three deer during
norm al school at this place, the
season. Coos and Curry counties I
voters of the school district met
open Ju ly 15 to N ovem ber 12.1
this afternoon and by a decisive
Sale prohibited. No h u n tin g with |
m ajority voted to establish a four
dogs.
year high school course. T his
E lk —Closed, until Septem ber 14, j
town has long been the seat of a
1914.
school of high grade, yet often
Spotted faw n, antelope and
kept on its feet at a considerable
m ountain sheep—closed perpetual- j sacrifice by the citizens of the
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V O L . X X . NO. 46
town and vicinity au d declines to
lie left with only common school
advantages.
Graft and Trimming Fruit Tree».
A nyone w anting graftin g and
trim m ing of fruit trees done, call
on I . N. D r e s s e r , W alker Ore.
43-lm
Taxe« are payable at the First Na­
tional Bank, a* heretofore,
from
\ eatch
W e will soon discon­
tinue our
...Creditors’ Sale...
Get in while the opportunity is yet
open and buy your
Clothing, Shoes, Hosiery,
Hats and Underwear
A T C O ST
WHEELER-THOMPSON CO.
W. H. ABRAMS, Assignee.